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Managing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) interactions in general practice

Dagmara Mirowska-Guzel
1
,
Magdalena Niedzielko
1
,
Rafał Kułakowski
2

  1. Chair and Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Medical student, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2023; 25(3): 353–359
Online publish date: 2023/09/30
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